Comparison

Spherualizer vs Photo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spherualizer

Edit and share immersive 360° photos and videos. This app allows you to view, capture, and reframe spherical media from various cameras and devices. Create dynamic stories and animations with advanced editing tools.

Highlights
  • 360° spherical viewer with gyro and touch controls
  • Capture snapshots and full-frame video clips
  • Record video in infinite or timed modes
  • Gyro stabiliser for smooth video recording
  • Organise media into albums
  • Advanced spherical editor for framing and animations
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
Features
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Transform any 360° photo or video into a story you can play, edit, and share. Spherualizer natively opens 2 : 1 equirectangular files from any 360 camera—including GoPro, Insta360, DJI, Ricoh Theta, and beyond—and panoramas stitched from multiple DSLR shots or even iPhone panos for a creative twist. Create on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and enjoy your full 360 library on Apple TV. Spherualizer is the viewer‑editor that makes spherical moments shine on every screen. 360 SPHERICAL VIEWER - Gyroscope and touch — tilt, rotate, or swipe to look around any spherical photo or video - Gamepad support — move smoothly with PlayStation or Xbox controllers, or use the on‑screen joystick - Full‑screen — view your 360 photos and videos in full‑screen INFO SHEET - View details such as resolution, frame rate, codec, and more - Photos also show EXIF data CAPTURE AND REFRAME - Quick snapshots — tap the shutter button to capture a frame from any angle - Full‑frame save — pause a 360 video and archive the complete spherical frame in the Gallery VIDEO RECORDING TOOLS - Press and hold the shutter button to enter recording mode from the spherical viewer - Pick your favourite mode: - Infinite — record for as long as you like; the video loops, so you can film the same moment from different angles in one take - Timed — choose 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 seconds - You can also select a segment of the video to record - Gyro stabiliser — three levels to balance smoothness and responsiveness while you move ORGANISE YOUR LIBRARY - Photos live in the Gallery and can be organised into albums - Videos stay on a separate tab SMART ICLOUD SYNC - Optimise storage by keeping originals only in iCloud, or download photos at full resolution and keep them on‑device at all times - Videos are always on‑device and are never synced — saving your iCloud space SIMPLE IMPORT - Open media without adding it to the Library - Import to the Library from the Photos or Files apps, even from a NAS or external drives - Drag and drop files into the Library to import, or drop a file into the spherical viewer to open it SPHERUALIZE ACTION - Thanks to the Spherualize action in the Activity View — often called the share sheet — you can preview 360 media from apps like Photos and Files REVIEW AND SHARE YOUR CREATIONS - Every snapshot, clip, or animation opens in a preview screen where you can share it or saved it to Photos ADVANCED SPHERICAL EDITOR - Start editing from the spherical viewer or the last saved draft - Precision sliders — rotate, zoom, move, and tilt for perfect framing, Tiny Planet, rabbit‑hole, or any perspective - One‑tap animations — transform 360 photos into video animations ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES - Native everywhere — optimised for iPhone, iPad (compatible with Split View), Mac (Apple Silicon), and Apple TV - Big‑screen immersion — play photos and videos on Apple TV by sending them from the iPhone app LIVE IN VR - Ready for Meta Quest — a free companion app syncs your Spherualizer Gallery photos with Quest for head‑tracked viewing - Search for "Spherualizer" in the Meta Store TRANSFORM YOUR 360 MOMENTS. Download Spherualizer today and start telling 360‑degree stories.

About

Photo

View your panoramic and 360-degree photos in an immersive 3D experience. Pan, zoom, and auto-rotate your images on sphere or capsule screens.

Highlights
  • 3D photo projection
  • Sphere and capsule screen options
  • Pan and zoom functionality
  • Auto-rotate photos
  • View from photo library
Features
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This app is a 360 photo viewer that displays your photos, particularly pano and 360-degree photos, in 3D on your screen. You can pan, pinch, auto-rotate the photo you choose from your photo library. The 3D screens for projecting your photo are sphere and capsule, at your choice.

Screenshots

Spherualizer4 screens
Photo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spherualizer at 69% against Photo's 20%. Spherualizer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). Photo's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Photo is free to download; Spherualizer costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spherualizer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spherualizer has 100 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Spherualizer's written reviews are positive against 20% of Photo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spherualizer ships an update monthly, Photo every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spherualizer versus Photo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpherualizerPhoto
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (100 ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings100 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGiovanni MurruYonggao Yang

Customer experience

Spherualizer

All ratings100 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative26.7%

Photo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spherualizer

No in-app purchases

None

Photo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spherualizer free?
Spherualizer costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo free?
Photo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spherualizer or Photo?
Spherualizer is rated higher. Spherualizer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Photo averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Spherualizer or Photo have ads?
Neither Spherualizer nor Photo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spherualizer or Photo?
Spherualizer ships an update monthly, and Photo every 10 months. Most recently, Spherualizer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Photo on November 3, 2026.

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